Charles Cramer was probably the most interesting photographer I came across at Balboa Park. In the Ordover Gallery at the San Diego Natural History Museum, his work is featured and is for purchase, too rich for my budget but none the less he has amazing photos. He has this unique style of photographing water. He must leave the shutter open for a longer period of time because a flowing river ends up looking like it was painted with brushstrokes. He knows how to capture motion with everything else remaining still. To do this must be difficult because he simply using the natural elements around him in nature. Water becomes almost glass-like and I found this to be the most important aspect for me to stay interested in his work. I couldn’t help but to keep looking around at the entire photo, there was this unnatural smoothness to his photography that you obviously don’t see in nature. However, water was featured in almost every photograph in the gallery done by him. There was one particular photo of a small waterfall where the shutter was left open and the water ended up looking like snow rather than running water. The rocks were smooth and attractive, the color tones were fairly neutral in the blues and grays, but it made for a very interesting photo. I do enjoy the landscape photos the most, that’s why I believe that this artist became my favorite of the day.
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